Patrick O'Connell

1001 Books You Must Read

I love lists.

And I adore books.

That's why this is so cool.

I also have a habit of over-committing myself to things. (I get them done I just make myself work harder). So I am definately NOT challegning myself with the entire list.

How many of these books have you read? Would you ever try to read them all?

Ten Things You Should Do Before You Enter Heaven

I am partial to lists and so here is one of Ten Things You Should Do Before You Enter Heaven. If you're looking for something to do today, try doing one of them. I am sure it won't hurt.

I've listed the ten items for you here but you should check them out the article at Christianitytoday.com.

1. Give away something valuable
2. Reconnect with an old friend
3. Spend a day alone with God
4. Touch an untouchable
5. Dance with abandon
6. Refuse to retire
7. Change churches for one Sunday
8. Select a life verse
9. Bake bread from scratch
10. Refuse to act your age

You don't know what you're doing

I found this post on Fast Company Weblog to be quite revealing. Few of us will admit, that on occassion, just maybe, we have no clue as to what we're doing.

The problem is that if we were all honest with ourselves, we would admit that none of us really know what we're doing. This is certainly true in a professional context and I suspect it's true of many other areas of our lives.

None of us wants to appear nor admit that we are anything less than perfect all of the time. This pride and it causes trouble when unchecked.

To remedy this situation, we ought to confess that sometimes we don't know what we're doing and then ask for help; open up and experiment. We shouldn't be afraid to ask for help when we really need it.

Enjoy your life--really

I normally would ignore a list entitled Enjoy Your Life. Yet I found myself compelled to read through it since it was from a trusted Christian source. I am glad I did. I have a habit of making things too complicated. This is a practical list of real ways to simplify life and focus on God.